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MLB roundup: Braves' Acuna plunked, hurt in testy win
Red-hot rookie Ronald Acuna Jr. departed early due to injury after getting drilled by an opening pitch, but the Atlanta Braves still finished a four-game sweep over the visiting Miami Marlins with a 5-2 win Wednesday. Read More
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NFL notebook: Jags CB Ramsey blasts NFL QBs
Jacksonville Jaguars cornerback Jalen Ramsey gave critical and blunt assessments of several NFL signal callers in a GQ interview that was published on Wednesday. More »
MLB notebook: Judge (wrist) progressing slowly
When Aaron Judge first sustained a chip fracture of the ulnar styloid bone in his right wrist, the New York Yankees estimated it would be three weeks before he could swing a bat in a game situation. More »
Kahne to step away from full-time NASCAR racing
This will be Kasey Kahne's last season as a full-time NASCAR Cup Series driver. More »
Rape case against Broncos DE Gotsis dropped by DA
Broncos defensive end Adam Gotsis will not be charged in a rape investigation, after the case was dropped by the Fulton County (Ga.) district attorney's office on Wednesday. More »
Cycling: Team Sky's Thomas and Froome to skip Vuelta for Tour of Britain
(Reuters) - Tour de France winner Geraint Thomas and Chris Froome will line up at next month's Tour of Britain rather than the final Grand Tour of the season, the Vuelta a Espana, Team Sky said on Thursday. More »
Tsurenko stuns defending Cincinnati champion Muguruza
(Reuters) - Ukraine's Lesia Tsurenko stunned defending Cincinnati Masters champion Garbine Muguruza as the world's top players faced difficulty during a rain-shortened second round on Wednesday. More »
Boxing: Bulgarian ace Pulev terminates contract with promoter Team Sauerland
SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgarian Kubrat Pulev, who will meet Briton Hughie Fury in October in a fight to decide the challenger for the International Boxing Federation's (IBF) world heavyweight title, has terminated his contract with German promoter Team Sauerland. More »
Haase stuns Zverev in Cincinnati, Djokovic advances
(Reuters) - Dutchman Robin Haase upset German fourth seed Alexander Zverev 5-7 6-5 7-5 at the Cincinnati Masters on Wednesday and Wimbledon winner Novak Djokovic cruised into the third round before rain interrupted play. More »
Sainz to replace Alonso at McLaren next year
(Reuters) - Carlos Sainz has signed a multi-year deal to replace Fernando Alonso at McLaren from the 2019 Formula One season, the team confirmed on Thursday. More »
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